"...the O-wee-kay-no tribe of Indians live at the head of Rivers Inlet..." (Walbran, British Columbia Coast Names, 1909). Identified as "Owekano Tribe" in the 1916 Report of the Royal Commission on Indian Affairs for the Province of British Columbia. See Owikeno Lake.

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Several meanings have been advanced...an early one was 'portage makers' or 'those who carry on the back' referring to the Indians making the portage between Rivers Inlet and Owikeno Lake. A more recent translation is 'right-minded people' or 'people talking right.'